NAMPA, ID (CBS2) — Boise Rescue Mission is reopening a shelter for men after it had to close last November.
"It was a very hard decision to close last year knowing the Lighthouse is the only men's shelter in the West Valley," said Reverend Bill Roscoe, Rescue Mission CEO. "I am so very pleased that we are now able to re-open in time for the winter."
The shelter is set to reopen on Nov. 1.
The Lighthouse will have limited services until staffing shortages can be resolved. "We can open at 7 p.m. for an evening meal, for guests only, and the full shelter services we provide," Roscoe said. Men will have to leave the shelter every morning, and the shelter will provide transport to the men's mission for shelter.
"We all wish we could reopen with full services, but we still do not have the number of staff to do that," Roscoe said.
The Boise Rescue Mission is a nonprofit charity that runs five shelters in Boise and Nampa as well as mental health and job search programs.
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